| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 307 pages) |
| Series |
Historical dictionaries of literature and the arts |
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Historical dictionaries of literature and the arts.
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| Contents |
Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chronology; Introduction; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; Bibliography; About the Author |
| Summary |
The Rococo emerged in France around 1700 as a playful revolt against the grandeur of the Baroque and the solemnity of Classicism. It flourished during the reign of Louis XV and began to go out of fashion in the second half of the 18th century. During thisbrief period of less than a century, it spread throughout the courts and cities of Europe, with significant regional variations on the style developing in Bavaria, Potsdam, Venice, and Great Britain. The period produced an extraordinary number of artistic innovators, who challenged received conventions, developed novel subject categories, and |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-305) |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Art, Rococo -- Dictionaries
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Artists -- Biography -- Dictionaries
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ART -- History -- Baroque & Rococo.
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Art, Rococo
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Artists
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| Genre/Form |
dissertations.
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Biographies
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Dictionaries
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020738784 |
| ISBN |
9780810879522 |
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0810879522 |
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1283046326 |
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9781283046329 |
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9786613046321 |
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6613046329 |
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